Event Details

Four Evenings: Feb 25-28 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur) 6-9PM

This is an intensive course that covers essentially the same material as the Biotech Crash Course, but in an accelerated format. You'll be in the lab at the bench for most of it, so wear comfortable shoes. We'll extract our own DNA, analyze ancestry through bioinformatics, splice genes into bacteria, and learn all the standard techniques such as using pipettors, gel electrophoresis, amplifying DNA with PCR reactions, working with restriction enzymes to build plasmids, and growing and transforming bacteria.

As an added bonus, we'll learn how to make DIY lab equipment such as incubators and centrifuges- this is not covered in the regular Biotech Crash Course.

When & Where

Genspace NYC
33 Flatbush Ave.
7th Floor Brooklyn,
NY 11217

Monday, February 25, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EST)

Organizer

Genspace NYC

Genspace is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting citizen science and access to biotechnology. Since 2009 we have served the greater New York area by providing educational outreach, cultural events, and a platform for science innovation at the grassroots level.